Koxiux the Imperceptible  

this guy has GOT to be broken..... i've been at the camp (loc is posted several times here) killing the spawn for over 7 hours now.... and i still haven't seen the named pop.... WTF???? this guy broke or what?

This is quite the annoying camp. Have spend a few hours a session here for the past week or so. I am a Gnome but would like the shrink wand so I can use illusions on raids and shrink myself when needed.

As a 75 Pally this camp is quite easy, I do Paci pull Koxiux, just because it makes it easier to not have to keep clearing and clearing. But so far I have probably gotten 10 straight cloaks, no wand yet, but I am current camping him as I type this so hopefully the next go around will get it.

Seems to be Koxiux 1 out of every 3 spawns or so. Keep him stunned if you're able to keep him from running away, but his HP's are pretty weak so he probably won't get far.

Got the wand today off my first named. He doesn't hold the wand if he's got it, which I thought might have been the case. His camp has been a pain to solo, due to snare running out just before re-application a few times causing me to wipe from adds. Overall the camp is easily solo-able, just gotta watch out for some pathing issues and adds. The named itself was even easier than the camp , he meleed much less than the other casters, and spent most of his time wasting mana bouncing spells off my resists. He is unsnareable though, so I had to bard-nuke him at the end to avoid adds.

Espoire
65th Bard of the Combine

I just ran straight into his camp with improved invis, as a chanter. I have run 5, I just never stopped running, and nothing aggroed. Was a lot easier than I was expecting =P.

spawned for me twice in a row dropped wand both times..
had camped here previously for 4 hours only cloak dropped

I soloed the entire way in and the camp itself as a 72 cleric using only self-buffs. Using some reasonable gear, nothing spectacular (non-raiding cleric). Didn't paci-pull either.. took out 4 or 5 at a time.

Took me for 4 kills to get the wand. A LOT of PH's in between spawns.. total camp time about 4.5 hours.

Edited, Oct 9th 2006 at 12:34pm PDT by Snarlfang

Is anyone having problems with his spawn time after the patch for the Serpent's Spine expansion? I've camped this guy for 5 hours straight and not one time has he popped.. I usually get him every other pop give or take one, this isnt normal

I have no idea what the drop rate is on the wand but after camping it on and off for Three years i got two back to back and one more two hours later.

I camp this spot for ore and i see it drop occasionally but don't expect the drop rate to make sense. You may go three days without seeing one or you might get it back to back but if you go there for the ore and consider the wand a bonus it makes the whole experience tolerable.

GOT 2 IN ONE HOUR, MUST BE THE LUCKIEST OF ALL

Me
I am a level 70 enchanter. During this camp, I had Ethereal Rune, Clairvoyance, Speed of Salik, Mystic Shield, Feedback, Illusion: Fire Elemental, Gaurd of Druzzil, and Conviction the entire time.
I brought one stack of Distillate of Celestial Healing X just incase things got a little out of hand.
My spell line-up for this camp:
Theft of Thought
Scryer's Trespass
Forlorn Deeds
Feedback
Psychosis
Pacification
Howl of Tashan
Greater Fetter
Ethereal Rune (Ninth Spell Slot AA)

HP: 7210
Mana: 7873

I have 245 AAs, but those are not necessary in order to keep this camp in check. A decent mana pool, at most, is necessary.
Having the Animation Empathy AA is helpful, but not necessary, to hasten kills. I would not recommend allowing your pet to attack the mobs at their spawn points. Overnuke, aggro the mob, and bring it to...

The Camp Spot
-247, 2276, -70
This is behind the three in the tunnel, in front of our main goal. It is to the left of the large pillar extending up into the ceiling. This spot is relatively safe. Wandering a few feet either way will aggro a mob either in front of you, or behind you. Play smart, and play safe.

The Map and Getting There

http://www.mapfiend.net/map/thedeep

Take the Invisible Bridge, go south until the first right, enter the tunnel. Follow the tunnel until you can go North, all the way up. Turn Left. Follow the top path until there aren't any other turns or options on the way to Koxiux the Imperceptible.

Mobs

Warning: These mobs are not mezz'able, nor are they charm'able.

In general, I found myself being hit for between 10 and 168 hit points. My Armor Class is 858 without buffs.

"a thought horror" is an enchanter that will happily cast Howl of Tashania, Discordant Mind, Immobilize, Invoke Fear, with a lower chance of dispell. Luckily, as all enchanters do, this mob has a low HP.

"a thought horror evoker" is a wizard and will cast the general line of wizard spells - fire nukes, ice nukes, magic nukes, the occassional root, and a rare dispell.

"a horror gaurd" is your standard melee mob, unable to cast with a noticably higher HP than the caster mobs you will encounter.

"a thought horror spiriter" is a necromancer that seems to favor "root" with an infrequent "ignite bones", "chilling embrace", "asystole" or "incinerate bones". He's not very quick to summon a pet, like the thought horror, so I've never given him a chance to do it.


Breaking The Camp
This should be enchanter 101. You look at the mob that will run straight at you, which happens to be right in front of you. You pacify all the mobs around it. You pull the mob with slow, and you rune-tank it. If you want to unmemorize feedback in favor of one of our "impressive" Damage Over Time spells, that will aid in DPS. The Fire Illusion gives a 20 damage shield, and Feedback gives an 11 that stacks with it. If you do not have a primary weapon, these will be your "melee damage" for the duration. Otherwise, psychosis on a frequent basis will keep you aggro (which, because of that damage shield, is good) and keep that mob dying at a fast enough pace to keep ahead of repops.

Tips and Tricks

Use Theft of Thought and Scryer's Trespass on any casting mob, if mana is even at 80%. This will help you keep ahead, and give you an edge at times.
Slow every mob that is on you. Pets are unnecessary, but it may help to alieve some damage potential they think they have.
If you think it might add, pacify it.
At 25%, root it and keep it rooted. Nuke as hard or as light as you're comfortable.

Final Note
I refuse to list the time I spent here, the time between the named popping in place of the "Place Holder", and the number of times I killed the named in order to achieve my goal of obtaining a lovely little shrink stick. This is because these results are irrelevant. They give false hope, or unnecessary despair. The random number generater hates everyone. Everyone. Except beastlords. But, beastlords get a shrink spell.

This has to be one of the worst camps I have worked on in a very long time, and for nothing but a self shrinky, which seems to be silly if you ask me. It should simply not be this hard to get such an item..

I have spent about 30 hours here on and off for a week, and roughly 5-6 hours per camp session, still nothing but cloaks, which are pathetic.

Other then the spells *for alts* and ore drops, this camp is an all-day event, pack your lunch and put your feet up, you will need a long solid run to get this thing.

I still haven't looted a wand, and I am up to about 40 hours, I refuse to sleep again until the thing drops.

Reincarnate
70th Necro of Bertox

Edited, Jun 30th 2006 at 1:26am EDT by Reincarnation

First day at camp he popped 2 out of 6 spawn cycles with two cloaks.

Today went in and camp had been freshly abandoned, mobs popped a minute after I got there. Name popped and wand dropped. Lucky me.

70 wiz and 70 mage was waaaaay overkill. Also dropped a small brick or block or whatever of yttrium ore.

This camp is as brutal and mind numbing as as the original Ragefire camp. Thank you sony for making such a neat item so unfun to obtain. I appreciate it.

Edited, Thu Oct 13 06:50:09 2005